Thursday’s transfer rumour gossip.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is planning to test former club Real Madrid’s determination to hold on to Germany anchorman Sami Khedira. The Spanish club value the 27-year-old at £36m – Daily Star
Arsenal and Manchester City are monitoring Javi Martinez, 25, amid reports that Bayern Munich’s Spanish midfielder is disillusioned with life under manager Pep Guardiola – talkSPORT
Shinji Kagawa’s agent says the Japan midfielder will not leave Manchester United for Napoli or anyone else this summer – Sky Sports
Liverpool have emerged as favourites to sign Benfica playmaker Nicolas Gaitan ahead of Manchester City and Manchester United. A bid of £20m would be enough to prise the 26-year-old Argentina international from the Portuguese champions – Footylatest
Liverpool want to add Barcelona winger Cristian Tello to their squad for next season and have approached the Catalan club with an £8m offer for the 22-year-old – Metro
Inter Milan are interested in Chelsea anchorman Jon Obi Mikel, 27, after the Nigeria international’s fall from favour at Stamford Bridge – Daily Mirror
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender, 25, has quashed speculation linking him with Arsenal, saying he is not yet ready to leave the German club – Metro
John Arne Riise has indicated that he would be prepared to sign a new deal at Fulham if the club want him to stay – Sky Sports
Besiktas, along with Valencia and Malaga, will offer Cardiff midfielder Gary Medel, 26, the chance to move away from the relegated Bluebirds this summer – talkSPORT
Manchester United striker Will Keane, 21, could follow Paul Pogba to Juventus after failing to agree terms on a new contract at Old Trafford – Daily Mail
Louis van Gaal, favourite for the Manchester United manager’s job, will offer Ryan Giggs the chance to be his assistant at Old Trafford – Daily Star
Crystal Palace are set to start contract talks with 24-year-old winger Yannick Bolasie after interest from the likes of Italian club Fiorentina and Turkish side Besiktas – Daily Express
West Brom manger Pepe Mel will return to Spain to take up the reins at Malaga at the end of the season – Daily Mail
Crystal Palace are interested in Bordeaux’s 29-year-old Nicolas Maurice-Belay and Marseille’s Thomas Ephestion, 18. Both are midfielders – L’Equipe (French)
Real Madrid assistant manager Zinedine Zidane has denied he is moving to French side Bordeaux next season, saying his current priority is the Spanish team – AS.com (Spanish)
Inter Milan owner Erick Thohrir is preparing a shock move to bring Real Madrid’s 26-year-old striker Karim Benzema to San Siro – Tuttosport (Italian)
Liverpool target, midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri, 22, says he will remain at Bayern Munich for another season – BILD (German)
Barnsley have dumped former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong just four months after signing for the club – Metro
Everton manager Roberto Martinez wants Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku to have a great World Cup in Brazil, in spite of it having a chance of shooting his price up – Inside Futbol
Arsenal have begun negotiations with Atletico Madrid star Diego Ribas – Football Direct News
Luis Suarez has confirmed he wants to return to former club Ajax – and he’s not willing to let anything stand in his way – Metro
Adnan Januzaj rejected an “astonishing” offer from Paris Saint-Germain before committing his future to Manchester United last year – talkSPORT
Barcelona will meet with Lionel Messi’s father and agent Jorge on Wednesday to resume talks over a new contract worth €20 million [£16.4m] – Goal.com
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny has agreed a new five-year deal with the Gunners – Metro
Italian side Roma want to take Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Paulinho on an initial loan deal – Football Direct News